Can someone help me to set up facebook connect?
 

I am looking for someone who can help me to set up fb connect in vb 4.2.2

I am having a lot of issues and I dont know where to start from. Just for charity :D

Edit: wrong category, Im sorry , moderator please move thread :(

you have posted this in the wrong place

Yes , accidentally I did it , I thought I was posting in community lounge :D

Moved ;).

Have you created a Facebook App yet from the Facebook Developer's page?

What are the issues you are having?

Did you update the facebook app you made in your facebook dev account? there were some updates that were required a few months back.

I cant seem to get it to work right either.

Well it won't work in IE browsers at all due to a bug since Facebook made a change back in 2011. But it should work fine in other browsers.

This is the error I get each time I try to turn it on, I did create the facebook app and have the ID app and secret.

I created a thread some months ago but no solution :(

That error looks like you are missing files. Run Maintenance > Suspect File Versions - are any files listed as containing unexpected contents or as missing or as a version mismatch?

I did that and I get this, what should I do next? :confused:

You should redownload the vbulletin package from the members area (make sure you download the version you are running) and then reupload it to your site.

Thank you Lynne, its working !!!!! :D


The facebook button is there but when I click on it nothing happens, I reuploaded the includes/facebook folder of the same version of my site vb 4.2.2

EDIT: Just created a new app and changed the secret and id and now its working

I run vB 4.2.2 PL4

I tried to follow the manual in order to setup facebook connect, precisely:

Enabling Facebook
Create new application on facebook.com (Required for each vB installation)
1. Goto: http://developers.facebook.com/apps, and login
2. Click “Create New App” (top-right)
3. Enter an appropriate App Name, click “Continue”
4. Do their Security Check, click “Submit”
5. On the page that comes up, click “Web Site” from the list on the bottom
6. In the “Site URL” input, enter the URL of the forum root for your vB installation. This should be exactly the same as your Forum URL setting in the Admin CP.
7. Click “Save Changes”
8. Make a note of the “Application ID,” and “Application Secret,” we will need these later.

When I connect to the page and click on "Add a new app" I have to face different screens from what indicated in the manual, likely because FB renewed the interface.

Is there any manual updated? All the guides found googling are outdated to 2008-2010.

Is there any one among vB developers that has taken note that everything on FB has changed?

When I click on "add a new app" the first screen asks me about iOS or Android or FB Canvas or WWW app.

If I choose WWW and I add my forum url in connect_url variable, then I start the app, my vB crashes redirected to a sort of FB link.

In maintenance/diagnostic the 3 files in includes/facebook are not suspect and original.

It's a mess.

Can anyone please help me? Thanks.

1.- Have you activated your application?
2.- In Application page-> Settings-> Basics the field "Namespace" does it has any value or it's empty?

In genereal, as I've worked a lot with FB applications (mostly for Canvas and Tab apps), my advice is to avoid the auto wizzard method. When you've selected the "Web Application" and you're going to page 2 where there is a code sample, is better to stop there, and choose your newly created app (it has been created) from the drop menu "My Apps" at the top and then manually enter the settings.

I put a name inside Namespace (I thought leaving it empty was a problem).
I'll try now as you told.
1) WWW
2) I put the app name
3) click from "My apps"
4) enter forum url by "add platform / website" in settings
5) activate the app

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OK: page generated a readdressing loop.
vB forum is crashed and my usual page http:/forum.egcommunity.it now is readdressed automatically to

https://www.facebook.com/dialog/oaut...b07d04bb17#_=_ that is a broken 404 page

I stopped the app and disabled the FB options disconnect.
No way to fix it...

Can you post a screenshot for your FB app page? The secret key is already hidden, if you wish erase the APP id to be totally safe.

here they are:

As previously stated, new facebook apps do not work with vB4.x at the moment. I believe this will get fixed in 4.2.3 before it gets out of beta.

Thank you Lynne.
Now I understand why.

Should it be advised through admin control panel News, I wouldn't have bothered you.

4.2.3 Beta 4 should come out next week, there were a few last minute hiccups with things which delayed it from this week.

Thank you.
No problem, there's no need to rush.
I'll be waiting for the right time to come in order to have all the things fixed.